Databases

For IAS-related databases, see the list of more than 240 accessible databases on the website of the Global Invasive Species Information Network. An alternative resource is the online databases section of the GISP website. The Global Invasive Species Database is a good starting point for many species.

Some of these databases include information about the distribution of invasive alien species and are updated when new invasions are known to occur. For further information regarding reports of new invasions, in addition to searching relevant databases, visitors are encouraged to:

• subscribe to the Aliens ListServe of the IUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group
  
• check the Daily News on the front page of the GISP website
  
• check the pest reports on the International Phytosanitary Portal

Developers and users of IAS-related databases are encouraged to consult the profile schema, which has been developed to facilitate sharing of information among different databases through the use of common or core data elements. Further information and the schema are available through the Global Invasive Species Information Network.

Key international Initiatives Promoting Information-sharing

• CAB International
• Global Invasive Species Database (GISD) of ISSG
• Global Invasive Species Information Network (GISIN)
• Global Register of Invasive Species (GRIS) of ISSG (website under development)
• NISbase

Key Regional and National Networks and Initiatives

• Aquatic Invasive Alien Species Web portal for ASEAN countries
• Asia-Pacific Forest Invasive Species Network (APFISN)
• BioNET’s regional networks
• CIESM Atlas of Exotic Species in the Mediterranean
• Delivering Alien Invasive Inventories for Europe (DAISIE)
• Forest Invasive Species Network for Africa – FISNA
• Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network
• nimpis/ National Introduced Marine Pest Information System NIMPIS – An information system for marine introductions in Australia.